CONCEPTS OF JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER

Against the background of dynamic changes in global and regional processes, the Japanese political class still needs to continue the course aimed at "normalization". Thus, the main directions of Japan's foreign policy were: strengthening defense capabilities, making major commitments within the framework of the Japanese-American alliance, and intensifying diplomatic efforts in the Pacific. This scientific article will identify the main directions of Japan's foreign policy. The purpose of the study is to determine the most important characteristics of Japan's foreign policy in the new world order and the direction of their evolution at the beginning of the XXI century. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the transformation of Japan's foreign policy strategy is associated with the modification of domestic policy and the task of Japanese diplomacy to ensure national interests in the new world order. On the practical basis of the research, as a result of the reforms, the country's defense capabilities are expanding, tasks within the framework of the Japanese-American alliance are increasing, and directions of active positioning in the international arena are being analyzed. As a result of the study, the main characteristics of participants in the foreign policy decision-making system were identified and changes in Japan's foreign policy course at the beginning of the XXI century were analyzed. In addition, the political aspects of Japanese participation in the processes of regional economic integration at the beginning of the XXI century are analyzed. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study allows for a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing the formation and implementation of Japan's foreign policy. A systematic approach allows us to consider global, regional, as well as domestic political, military-political and ideological processes and trends affecting Japan's foreign and defense policy in the dynamics of their interaction and interaction. In Japan, to identify the main trends in the field of foreign policy decision-making, the methodology of systemic historical analysis was used, which allows us to trace the evolution of relations between subjects, institutions, as well as changes in political and legal norms that determine the course of the state in the field of international politics and security.